Table 1 General characteristics of the study population
|  | Total group n = 3.962 (100 %) | malnourished n = 269 (6.8 %) | Normal weight n = 3.003 (75.8 %) | Overweight n = 551 (13.9 %) | Obese n = 139 (3.5 %) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 34.0 (22.0 to 50.0) | 39.5 (20.0 to 63.5) | 32.0 (22.0 to 48.0) | 36.0 (25.0 to 45.0) | 43.0 (31.0 to 52.0) | <0.0001 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 22.2 (20.5 to 24.1) | 17.7 (17.0 to 18.1) | 21.8 (20.5 to 23.1) | 26.4 (25.6 to 27.6) | 32.3 (31.1 to 34.3) | <0.0001 |
WC (cm) | 79.0 (74.0 to 85.0) | 71.0 (68.0 to 76.0) | 78.0 (74.0 to 82.0) | 90.0 (82.0 to 96.0) | 102.0 (96.0 to 110.0) | <0.0001 |
SBP (mmHg) | 113.6 (104.3 to 125.3) | 110.3 (101.0 o to 124.0) | 113.5 (104.3 to 124.5) | 115.0 (105.4 to 127.2) | 118.0 (107.3 to 132.2) | 0.0001 |
DBP (mmHg) | 73.5 (67.0 to 81.0) | 72.0 (65.3 to 79.0) | 73.0 (67.0 to 80.0) | 75.1 (69.0 to 84.1) | 79.4 (72.2 to 87.3) | <0.0001 |
Pulse rate (beats/min) | 75.6 (68.6 to 84.0) | 79.0 (69.0 to 86.0) | 75.3 (68.3 to 83.6) | 76.0 (69.3 to 84.0) | 78.0 (71.3 to 85.8) | 0.005 |
Glycaemia (mg/dl) | 96.0 (85.0 to 105.0) | 96.0 (86.0 to 108.0) | 94.5 (84.0 to 104.0) | 98.0 (88.0 to 107.0) | 100.0 (92.0 to 112.0) | <0.0001 |
TC (mg/dl) | 152.0 (138.0 to 170.0) | 151.5 (138.0 to 166.5) | 150.0 (136.0 to 169.0) | 154.5 (138.0 to 178.5) | 161.5 (145.0 to 187.5) | 0.0001 |
HDL-c (mg/dl) | 42.0 (38.0 to 48.0) | 42.0 (37.0 to 47.0) | 42.0 (38.0 to 47.0) | 42.0 (38.0 to 49.0) | 44.0 (40.0 to 50.0) | 0.006 |
LDL-c (mg/dl) | 91.0 (76.0 to 106.0) | 93.0 (75.0 to 105.0) | 90.0 (76.0 to 105.0) | 93.0 (77.0 to 109.0) | 93.0 (82.0 to 114.0) | 0.002 |
TG (mg/dl) | 98.0 (74.0 to 124.0) | 93.5 (72.5 to 126.5) | 96.0 (74.0 to 123.0) | 99.5 (76.5 to 124.5) | 109.5 (76.5 to 136.5) | 0.03 |
Usual physical activity | ||||||
 None | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 9.6 | 10.1 | 0.03 |
 Moderate | 77.2 | 73.9 | 76.7 | 79.1 | 82.6 | |
 Intense | 15.1 | 18.2 | 16.1 | 11.3 | 7.2 | |
Intense professional activity | ||||||
 Yes | 49.8 | 41.6 | 51.4 | 48.2 | 34.2 | 0.01 |
Instruction level | ||||||
 Illiterate/primary | 56.4 | 48.2 | 56.2 | 61.7 | 50.7 | 0.01 |
 Secondary | 41.7 | 50.2 | 41.7 | 36.7 | 47.8 | |
 University | 1.9 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.4 | |